There are many instances of Jesus addressing God is a separate entity (Matthew 7:21, Matthew 10:32) and at least once God addressing Jesus as a separate entity (Matthew 3:17). They don’t seem to share knowledge or their intentions (Matthew 26:39). There is not much impression of the unity of these two beings. It is also strange that Jesus predicts the world will end within the lifetime of his disciples (Matthew 16:28, Matthew 24:34). History is full of attempts at predicting the end of the world (it probably appeals to human psychology) but predictions have so far ended with egg on face.

The uniqueness of the resurrection might be contrasted by the other instances of rising from the dead in the gospels. This seems to have been a relatively common occurrence (Matthew 9:24-25, Matthew 27:52-53). A significant part of the narrative is given over to Jesus curing illnesses. Perhaps this impresses the intended audience of the Bible, but it is not particularly relevant and quite odd give the relative sparseness of the recordings of Jesus’s teachings.

The motivation of Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus is left unstated. It seems to be a rather bizarre omission given its importance.

Zombies!

"And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many."

Faith can move mountains

Two verses saying truth faith can move mountains (Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21) which seems at odds with common experience. On one hand Jesus mainly spoke in parables. On the other, he made the claim twice and in both times it was to explain how miracles are be performed. Obviously, this point can only be a criticism to believers of religious miracles based on faith. The point is raised by Dostoevsky in the Brothers Karamazov. Since we don’t see mountains move in modern times, we can conclude that true faith no longer exists (or decide not to read the Bible this literally).

Notable sections

Forged verses

Some of the earliest surviving Bibles dating from the 300's, like the Codex Sinaiticus (also called א or Aleph) and the Codex Vaticanus (also called B), are important examples of early manuscripts. The modern text of the New Testament contain later insertions which are not in these early versions. [1][2] The following sections are in neither early text and are therefore likely forgeries: